No Bin Laden reports 'in years'
Defence Secretary Robert Gates admits the US has had no reliable information on Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts "in years".

Pakistan army buries mosque dead
The funerals of Pakistani army officers who were killed in Friday's attack on a mosque are held in Rawalpindi.

Several killed in Pakistan blast
At least three people are reported to have been killed in an explosion in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar.

Clinton lauds Nato Afghan pledge
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomes a pledge by Nato allies to send at least 7,000 extra troops to Afghanistan.

Document details Mumbai charges
The BBC obtains details of charges that Pakistan has filed against the alleged mastermind of last year's Mumbai attacks.

Pakistan mosque attack 'kills 35'
At least 35 people are killed and dozens injured in an attack at a mosque in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi.

UN stresses aid role of business
The UN's top aid official urges humanitarian bodies and the private sector to find better ways of working together.

Botham cheers tsunami survivors
English cricket legend Ian Botham visits a Sri Lankan sports project for children affected by the 2004 tsunami.

Bin Laden 'seen in Afghanistan'
A Taliban detainee in Pakistan says Osama Bin Laden was seen in Afghanistan in January or February this year.

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India are the top-ranked Test team for the first time after an innings victory over Sri Lanka wraps up the series win in Mumbai.

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Less stress
Kashmir sees fewer cases of post-traumatic disorders

Wrong date?
Is Himalayan glacier meltdown deadline a mistake?

Perils ahead
Obama strategy makes big demands of Pakistan military

Rehab madrassa
Drug addicts offered therapy - and military training

Bangladesh ferry sinks killing 46
At least 46 people die in Bangladesh when a ferry capsizes on the Daira river, just days after a similar accident, police say.

Nepal's cabinet meets on Everest
Nepalese ministers hold a cabinet meeting on Mount Everest to raise awareness of the effects of climate change.

Shrapnel 'in Sri Lanka refugees'
Bullets and shrapnel have been found in a group of students just resettled from Sri Lankan displacement camps, doctors say.

Assam rebel handed over to India
Bangladeshi security forces hand over to Indian authorities a leader of a separatist group from India's north-east, officials say.

Bhopal remembers gas disaster
Residents of the Indian city of Bhopal mark 25 years since a gas leak killed thousands and made many more ill.

India seeks slower emissions rise
India pledges to cut its "carbon emissions intensity" by between 20% and 25% over the next decade.

Bin Laden 'not in Pakistan'
Pakistan's prime minister tells UK counterpart Gordon Brown he does not think Osama Bin Laden is in his country.

Mumbai protests over water cuts
Police in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) use sticks to beat back thousands of demonstrators protesting against water cuts.

More Kashmir graves 'discovered'
A rights group says it has found more unmarked graves in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Assam rebel chief 'held in Dhaka'
Bangladeshi security forces place a leader of a separatist group in India's north-east under house arrest, officials say.

Indian air force grounds planes
The Indian Air Force grounds its entire fleet of Sukhoi fighters after one crashes in training.

GM plans new small car for India
General Motors plans to form a new venture with its Chinese partner, SAIC, to focus on the small car market in India.

World's cheapest car to go green
India's Tata Group says it is planning to produce hybrid versions of its Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car.

'Night of the gas'
Bhopal survivors still fighting for justice 25 years on

Afghan doubts
Are President Obama's goals achievable?

Happy to be free in Sri Lanka
But difficult life lies ahead for released Sri Lankans

India peace role in south Lebanon
Indian soldiers' tricky role in southern Lebanon

'God watched him'
New life for Jewish toddler orphaned in Mumbai attacks